James 1:9-10

⁹Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.i

¹⁰But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.j

James 1 opens the letter with a direct call to consider trials as joy, because testing produces steadfastness and maturity. James wastes no time in addressing the gap between profession and practice: hearing the word must lead to doing it. The chapter establishes the letter’s cen